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A short stemmed glass used by WASPs to drink whiskey and hipsters to drink beer.
Person 1 - 'This ale should be drunk in a snifter by the fire.'
Person 2 - 'You're no longer my friend.'
To not doing anything that was expected of you. To totally drop the ball
Man, we were busy yesterday so we "B-shifted" the shit out of station 5
B-shifted by Pfarwell September 15, 2011
To write a song about someone who broke up with you much like Taylor Swift
(Person 1) John broke up with Lucy

(Person 2) Man she is so going to SWIFT him

(Person 1) I know she is probely SWIFTING him tonight at the show

(Person 2) man she probely all ready SWIFTED him!!!!
SwIfted by ThatMusicGroup5 April 12, 2015
To be in a short and unsatisfying relationship with Taylor Swift, only to have a write an insulting song about you after you break up.
Person 1: Did you hear? Harry Styles and Taylor Swift just broke up! He's totally about to be swifted!!

Person 2: Really? I guess he's about to join the ranks of Joe Jonas, Jake Gyllenhaal, John Mayer, and all those other poor fools who got caught in the witch's trap.

Person 1: Wow, maybe she's the problem.

Person 2: It doesn't matter to her since she gets paid for every guy she swifts
Swifted by PeePeePooPooShire January 9, 2013

Taylor Swifted 

To receive a boost in ratings, sales or moral standing as a result of someone publicly being a cock to you.
Person A: Did you see Conan ripping on Zucker last night?

Person B: Yeah—hilarious! And I never even watched his show before this week.

Person A: Ha— turns out Leno being a diva totally backfired, and now Conan's been Taylor Swifted.
Taylor Swifted by FMTPO January 16, 2010
A small alcoholic drink - usually whisky - that one drinks from a hip flask or a glass when copious amounts of alcohol are not available, such as in the countryside.
"It´s a devil of a long way to the next hostelry old chap - fancy a quick snifter?"
snifter by andreasegde August 1, 2006
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NYC people who migrate north to Quahog, RI to see the leaves in the fall.
New York and everyone from there can fornicate themselves with an iron stick.
leafers by ss++ February 8, 2005
Word of the Day on September 27, 2026

Respectfully 

Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.

After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
Respectfully by john quan the first December 20, 2020
Word of the Day on September 26, 2026

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.
Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."
Word of the Day on September 25, 2026
Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.
"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"
crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007
Word of the Day on September 24, 2026
A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.
Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.
Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026
Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

murderhobo 

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.
DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021
Word of the Day on September 22, 2026
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